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Mycobacteria Identification From Culture

New Hampshire rates for HCPCS 87118

This is a laboratory test that identifies the specific type of mycobacteria growing in a culture sample, such as the bacteria that cause tuberculosis or related infections. Once a culture shows mycobacterial growth, this additional testing pins down exactly which species is present, which helps guide the choice of treatment. It's performed on a sample that has already been grown in the lab, rather than being the initial culture step itself.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Mycobacteria Identification From Culture cost?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $46.77 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.59$9.55 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$46.77$27.54 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $47 · 10th to 90th $24 to $174Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $49
$10$20$50$100$200facility $47professional $13

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$83.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$42.66
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$33.11

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in Iowa than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

New Hampshire· 3rd of 51

$22.91

IA $28.18FL $10.47

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.